WestCOP's Ossining CAP Takes Lead in Helping Local Residents

April 6, 2020, Ossining, NY -- As our local Ossining community continues to struggle with the devastating impact of the coronavirus, WestCOP's Ossining Community Action Partnership has taken the lead on organizing and coordinating assistance to all residents of the Town and Village of Ossining. Our goal and pledge to the community is to stay informed and be the central hub for services provided by WestCOP and our partners to Ossining residents.

Through our partnerships with local organizations, we are participating in the distribution of food, hot meals, school supplies, diapers and basic necessities.. as well as supporting our local businesses by purchasing needed items from within our community. We help residents navigate services and resources for themselves and their families.

WestCOP's Ossining CAP has partnered with the Ossining School District, The Gullotta House, the Village and Town of Ossining, 914Cares, Ossining Chamber of Commerce and others, but we still need your support. If you would like to donate in support of the Ossining CAP, please visit http://bit.ly/ossining. Thank you for the generous support of community members and organizations.

For more information or to inquire about specific services and food distribution schedule in Ossining, please email Area Director, Kemi Pogue, at kpogue@westcop.org.

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About Westchester Community Opportunity Program, Inc.

WestCOP is a private not-for-profit, multipurpose social service agency operating community programs to combat poverty and its adverse effects in Westchester and the Lower Hudson Valley Region. Chartered in 1965, the organization each year receives more than 60 grants from corporations, government, foundations, and individuals to sponsor numerous programs essential to the well-being of the community's residents. These programs include 21 Day Care Head Start centers, 9 Community Action Programs (CAPs), Family living program, Homeless prevention and Assistance programs, Emergency food pantries, surplus food distribution, Energy conservation, and Weatherization programs and numerous employment and training programs. WestCOP services include a variety of special projects, such as the Foster Grandparents Programs, an Emergency Homeless Men's Shelter, Seniors in Community Services, Victims Assistance Services, Rape Crisis Services, a Rape Hotline, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Community Services to the Elderly.